palestine

A biography of a Jewish heroine whose mission to help rescue European Jews in World War II cost her her life.

The author tells about her experiences in Haifa in 1947 as a foreign correspondent for the "New York Post," where she witnessed the arrival of the ship, Exodus 1947, carrying over 4,500 Holocaust survivors who were attempting to find refuge in Palestine.

Presents retellings of twenty-seven traditional folk stories from Lebanon and Palestine passed down through generations of the author's family, translated from the original Arabic.

A biography of a Jewish heroine whose resistance work during World War II made her a martyr and an inspiration to those with whom she worked.

The author provides an account of her experiences as the victim of an honor crime, telling how her brother-in-law, tried to kill her for having sex before marriage by dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire, and sharing the story of how she survived with the help of the women of her West Bank village, and the intervention of a European aid worker.

Provides a historical overview of the treatment of Jews and discusses the role of various individuals and specific events in leading to the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.